Veeam has announced a strategic partnership with CrowdStrike aimed at strengthening cyber resilience by integrating Veeam Data Platform with the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon platform. The new integration provides end-to-end visibility into backup and security events, helping organizations detect and respond to threats before, during, and after an attack. Launching with the Veeam App for CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale and the Veeam Data Connector for CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, the partnership seeks to bridge the gap between backup operations and security intelligence. Customers can now ingest Veeam events directly into Falcon, use pre-built dashboards and alerts, and perform threat-hunting across their backup environments, enhancing their ability to identify anomalies and ransomware attacks early.
This announcement comes amid a growing industry focus on integrating cybersecurity and backup systems. Cohesity recently launched its RecoveryAgent, aimed at automating and orchestrating cyber incident response across hybrid environments. HYCU introduced R-Shield, embedding anomaly detection and recovery automation within its R-Cloud platform to better protect fragmented SaaS and cloud-native applications. Rubrik has unveiled Ruby, an AI-powered assistant for guiding organizations through ransomware response. Across the board, vendors are moving from isolated backup solutions toward integrated, intelligence-driven platforms that anticipate, detect, and help mitigate cyberattacks across increasingly complex data estates.
The Veeam-CrowdStrike integration highlights a shift toward proactive protection rather than reactive recovery. Inline malware detection during backups, entropy analysis to spot encrypted files early, and integration with Falcon’s SIEM capabilities provide a layered defense across hybrid IT environments. Veeam Data Platform’s Recon Scanner and Threat Hunter tools further enable organizations to identify the last clean backup, minimizing downtime and data loss during recovery. Veeam’s Cyber Secure service, enhanced through Coveware by Veeam, offers expertise for ransomware negotiation and forensic analysis, rounding out a lifecycle approach to cyber resilience that spans detection, protection, and rapid response.
In a market where ransomware is no longer a matter of “if” but “when,” Veeam’s expanded focus on integrating backup with security telemetry reflects the broader competitive landscape. Tightening the link between cybersecurity and backup infrastructure is becoming table stakes. Vendors like Veeam, Cohesity, and HYCU are racing to differentiate themselves by embedding intelligence and automation deeper into their platforms. Veeam’s partnership with CrowdStrike strengthens its appeal for organizations looking for consolidated visibility without stitching together multiple third-party tools. However, the battleground now moves to execution — how well vendors help customers operationalize these integrations in real-world hybrid environments will determine who leads in the next phase of the data resilience arms race.
